The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-07-29
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road agent at Conowingo. 1.-THE farm
ers hope for relief from the .-burthens
that weigh them down they will never
send railroad agents to the legislature.
A railroad agent must do his railroad
company's bidding. If he hesitates one
moment he is bounced 80 quickly that
his head will fairly swim. The rail-
road and the farming interests are not
antagonistic, but the companys' ambi.
ton and desires do antagonize the
farmers interests.
For County Commissioners Captain
F. w. Jefferson of the second district
received 20 votes; VIM. Benjamin, Of
the fifth, %; Henry d. Keen, of the
sixth, 23; WV. Nickle, of the seventh,
81; James T. Mccoy, of the second, 90;
John T. Willis, of the fourth, Is; VIM.
Richards, of the eighth, 10. Messrs.
Jefferson, Benjamin and Keen We're
declared elected. They are all at pres.
ent engaged in farming, although Capt.
Jefferson was formerly steamboat
captain. They were elected by the
young Democracy. ...
We are not thoroughly we'll enough
acquainted with the nominees to de-
termine their fitness for the place. Mr..
Richards who received the lowest num-
Der of votes is probably through exper-
fence and observation in public affairs
the best qualified to take hold of the
difficult problem which confronts the
board of County Commissioners, of any
one of the gentlemen placed in nomi-
nation. but on the pernicious rule of
apportioning out candidates among the
districts, the selection of Caldwell from
the 9Th made Richards nomination
impossible. The three candidates who
received the highest number of votes,
we doubt not are honest and faithful
men, with the best Intentions. but we
fear if they are elected they will curse
the intricate mazes of the Commission
ers' duty into which fortune has led
them, without power to unwind and
wind Alright the tangled skein.
VIM. S. Evans, Esq, received the
nomination for States Attorney by q
ye.e OF 80 TO Is against Hester Hess of
the 4th district. Evans has been
an active lawyer at the Elkton bar for
20 years and is known to every man in
the county. He is an experienced
lawyer of fair ability, and will make q
good States Attorney if elected.
For Sheriff, BENZ. P. Hanson, of the
second, VIM. T. Patton, of the seventh,
John A. Richie, of the eighth, and r.
H. Logan, of the, ninth district, were
placed in nomination. Hanson was
nominated on the first ballot. We are
not acquainted and are not informed
of his qualifications for the duties OF
the Office. For Orphans Court the old
bench was nominated after some bick-
lering, M'Cauley, Evans and Davis.
| Saml. T. Hindman was unanimously
nominated for County Surveyor.
JIG. Williams, of the fifth, offered a
resolution that Henry S. Coudon, Robt
Steel, VIM. w. Moore, H. H. Duyck-
inck and George Biddle be appointed a
committee to investigate the different
systems of repairing the public high
ways in this and other States, and to
submit report embodying the results
of such inquiry and investigation to
the members of the next Legislature
with such recommendations as they
may deem proper to make. The reso-
buttons were adopted without dissent
ing voice. This is good committee
for the purpose and contains material
from which candidates for the Iegisla-
ture or County Commissioners could
have been selected that would have
given general satisfaction.
Resolutions were introduced instruct.
ing the county executive and central
committees. to adopt the Crawford
county system of selecting candidates.
1t was decided after debate to leave the
matter with the county central COM
mittee to act in their discretion, This
will not answer the politicians who
were, however, afraid to reject the res
olutions openly.
For delegates to the State convention
John s. Writ, ofths third district, re-
ceived 80 votes; Alex. Peoples, of the
seventh district, received 80; r. L.
Thomas, Jr., Of the fifth district, re-
ceived IS; Charles G. Crothers, 25; VIM.
Ward q.
The first four, who were young de-
mocracy candidates, were declared
elected.
The English of this long story is,
figuratively speaking, the "young de-
mOcracy" have not only buried the old,
but danced on their graves. The rev.
olutiOn, however, is not 80 radical as
inexperienced observers might suppose.
The new dealers expect to dish out the
| official soup. out they expect the old
ones to- vote straight ali the same.
From now till the election the watch